US EditionKarnataka Leaders Rally Against MGNREGA Repeal: A Call to Action
The Congress-led campaign opposes the new VB-GRAM Act, warning it removes workers' rights and centralizes power, affecting around 50 million rural laborers nationwide.
- On January 10, the Congress launched the 45-day nationwide MGNREGA Bachao Sangram campaign to oppose the repeal of MGNREGA, while Rahul Gandhi amplified workers accusing the Modi government of enslaving them.
- The campaign targets the Centre's move to replace MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G, which Congress says centralises authority and strips Panchayats and states of power.
- On Tuesday in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar and other Congress leaders marched to Lok Bhavan, were taken into preventive custody, then submitted a memorandum to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot.
- Around five crore people receiving rural employment under MGNREGA face risks, while leaders say Panchayats lose Rs one crore and decision power to the Centre under VB-G RAM G.
- Under Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, the party announced protests and padayatras until MGNREGA is restored, with Dinesh Gundu Rao emphasizing the scheme's importance and calling to 'bring back the MGNREGA scheme and scrap this VB G RAM G'.
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Modi government wants to push country back to era of ‘maharajas’: Rahul slams MGNREGA repeal
The Congress has been demanding that the government withdraw the new Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G Act and fully restore the UPA-era MGNREGA
MGNREGA repeal will take India back to ‘Maharajas’ era, says Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi criticizes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alleged plan to dismantle MGNREGA. Gandhi claims this move seeks to remove workers' wage negotiation rights and diminish panchayat authority. He asserts the government aims to concentrate power, reverting the country to an era of centralized rule.
CM Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar lead "Raj Bhavan chalo" protest against MGNREGA 'repeal'
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, party MPs and MLAs on Tuesday, January 27, took out a “Raj Bhavan Chalo” protest march over the “repeal” of MGNREGA. The leaders marched towards Lok Bhavan, the official residence of the state Govenor, as part of the protest against the Centre’s move to replace MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G, the new rural employment guarantee…
CM Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar lead 'Raj Bhavan chalo' protest against MGNREGA 'repeal'
Bengaluru, Jan 27 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, party MPs and MLAs on Tuesday took out a “Raj Bhavan Chalo” protest march over the “repeal” of MGNREGA. The leaders marched towards Lok Bhavan, the official residence of the state Govenor, as part of the […]
Karnataka Leaders Rally Against MGNREGA Repeal: A Call to Action
Karnataka Leaders Rally Against MGNREGA Repeal: A Call to Action In a vocal demonstration of dissent, Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, along with Deputy CM D K Shivakumar and senior Congress figures, spearheaded a 'Raj Bhavan Chalo' protest march on Tuesday. This act of defiance was aimed at opposing the central government's decision to replace MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Act.As demonstrators advanced towards Lok Bhavan, the state's gove…
VB G Ram G Act takes away constitutional rights, Centre wants to decide everything: Siddaramaiah at 'Lok Bhavan chalo' protest
Siddaramaiah said that the party demanded that the legislation be repealed and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) be restored.
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